Interagency Committee

INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE

FOR AVIATION POLICY

STRATEGIC PLAN

2011 - 2016

March 16, 2012

Message from the ICAP Chair

I am pleased to present the Interagency Committee for Aviation Policy's (ICAP) Strategic Plan for 2011-2016. The plan outlines our strategies to identify future challenges and maximize limited resources by sharing aviation expertise and talent throughout the Federal aviation community.

The ICAP is an executive committee with representation from each agency that owns or leases aircraft. In its consultative role, the ICAP provides significant contributions to improvements in the safety, security, effectiveness and efficiency of Federal aircraft activities.

Since its last planning session in 2008, the ICAP has led the development and improvement of the Federal Aviation Interactive Reporting System (FAIRS) to expand government-wide aircraft information collection and analysis; issued Commercial Aviation Service Guidelines to improve executive agencies' approaches to contracting for commercial aviation services; recommended changes to the Federal Aviation Administration guidance regarding public aircraft; developed and implemented the OMB-approved Capital Asset Planning tool; conducted a government-wide Aviation Safety Officer's Workshop; introduced an internationally recognized Safety Management System (International Standard for Business Aviation Operations – IS-BAO) and recommended revisions to FMR 102-33. In addition the Safety Standards and Training, Communications, Aircraft Use and Disposal and the Management Data Systems subcommittees, the ICAP has stood up the Energy and Environment and Unmanned Aerial Systems subcommittees.

The Federal Government owns or leases over 1,700 aircraft to accomplish a wide variety of missions that include the management of natural resources, fire fighting, research and development, and law enforcement. A number of conditions pose challenges to the Federal aviation community in the future. Among these challenges are: emerging technologies; aging aircraft; energy and environmental issues; safety management; and, increasing the accuracy of data to ensure agencies can make prudent management and budget decisions.

The ICAP is committed to meeting its mission. This Strategic Plan provides a guide to ensure that our government-wide missions are carried out more effectively and efficiently, and most importantly, that they are done so safely.

Sincerely,

Janet C. Dobbs

Deputy Associate Administrator

Office of Travel, Transportation and Asset Management

Office of Government-wide Policy

ICAP MISSION STATEMENT

The ICAP mission is to coordinate government-wide improvements in the safety, security, effectiveness, and efficienty of Fedreal executive agency aircraft activities.

The ICAP was formed in response to the OMB Circular A-126, Improving the Management and Use of Government Aircraft, to advise the GSA Administrator in developing or changing aircraft policies and information requirements. GSA chairs and facilities the ICAP, provides programs and tools to support government-wide aviation activities, and operates a management information system to collect and report data related to federal aviation management. Since 1992, the ICAP and GSA have worked together to identify and coordinate the policy views of the Federal aviation community to foster the safest, most efficient and effective federal aviation operations.

Over time, the ICAP has evolved to an advisory and consultative body, bringing vital expertise, knowledge and talent to GSA in its policy-making role. The ICAP accomplishes its objectives through the following six sub-committees:

Acquisition, Use and Disposal Communications

Management Data and Systems

Safety Standards and Training

Energy and Environment

Unmanned Aerial Systems

ICAP STRATEGIC GOALS

The ICAP has defined the following four strategic goals to ensure that executive agencies are able to meet agency missions in the safest, securest, and most efficient and effective manner.

Safety: The goal of this initiative is to foster the safest aviation program within the Federal Government, by:

Enhancing the safety management system’s approachacross the federal government’s aviation community by implementing the IS-BAO (International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations) audit program.

Continuously improve aviation safety within the federal aviation community.
Develop policies and procedures to absorb UAS into the federal aviation management organization.

Stewardship: The goal of this initiative is to improve the acquisition, use and disposal of aircraft by:

Consolidate data and information to enhance effectiveness and efficiencies for federal aviation service providers

Provide scalable, documented processes and tools to enhance effectiveness and efficiencies for federal aviation service providers.

Facilitate the identification and implementation of environmental best practices.

Policy Effectiveness: The goal of this initiative is to effectively engage with external stakeholders to shape the US/International aviation policies, by:

Develop a targeted marketing/communication strategy to expand the ICAP brand to key internal and external decision makers and stakeholders.
Identify key benchmarks and metrics that demonstrate ICAP and federal aviation performance.

Management and Performance: The goal of this initiative is to ensure the accuracy and reliability of all cost and utilization data across Federal Aviation Programs, by:

Strengthen collaboration to better use aviation resources and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of aviation activities.

Program Management

The Federal Government is at a pivotal juncture where long-term planning for aviation resources is crucial to ensure that executive agencies are able to support the various missions of the Federal Government. Providing accurate, relevant data to managers will assist agencies in making prudent management and budget decisions to support new technologies and innovations in Federal Aviation Programs. Collaborating with internal and external organizations will not only strengthen our aviation programs, but will enable the ICAP to stay abreast of changing environments and balance the needs and requirements of precious Federal resources.

Risk Management

The most notable risk facing agencies is having appropriate resources to manage, maintain and administer current and future aviation programs. The ICAP will increase its collaboration with the Office of Management and Budget, the Office of Government-wide Policy, and other Federal entities to ensure that agencies have effective policies in place, and the appropriate resources to fulfill agency missions.